| general
|
| description |
One of the largest chameleons
of the Brookesia family |
| distribution |
 Madagascar,
Africa |
| adult
size |
approx. 4" |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Arboreal, Solitary; rock
forests, between rocks and vegetation. |
| cage |
It should be tall instead
of wide for Arboreal reptiles. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| branch |
As it is Arboreal, a lot
of branches are needed to climb and stay on (e.g. Habba
Tree , Sand-Blasted
Grapevine) |
| substrate |
Soil, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Daytime (diurnal);
12 - 14 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or
UV lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
28 - 29 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
22 - 25 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
19 - 22 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
50 - 70 % |
| water
bowl |
A large water bowl should
be available for drinking and put a pump inside to make
water flowing. Chameleons usually cannot recognize still
water. |
| hiding
place |
Unnecessary |
| diet |
| diet |
Insectivorous (insects-eating);
various insects and worms |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress. |
